Indongo turns promoterFormer world champ to open boxing stable Julius Indongo wants to challenge the country's existing boxing promoters, in terms of investing in young talent. Former world champion Julius 'Blue Machine' Indongo has set his sights on becoming a boxing promoter.
The fighter said he will be opening a boxing stable to give back to the community and develop upcoming boxers.
“I have plans to open a boxing promotion stable, in order to help boxer's secure top fights around the world. I do believe that this is something that can contribute towards the development of sport in the country,” Indongo said.
The 35-year-old became a world sensation when he knocked out Russian boxer Eduard Troyanovsky in 40 seconds to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organisation (IBO) super lightweight world titles in 2016.
Indongo then put his two titles on the line against World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight champion, Ricky Burns, from Scotland.
He outclassed Burns in Scotland to become the first Namibian to hold three world titles at the same time in April 2017.
Indongo and his promoters then went on the hunt for the World Boxing Federation (WBF) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) titles, held by American Terrence Crawford.
Crawford and Indongo's camp agreed to a mega unification fight, which saw both boxers putting their titles on the line.
On 19 August 2017, the two met in Las Vegas in the United States and delivered the clash the world was waiting for.
It took only a few minutes for Crawford to snatch away the titles from the Namibian, as he knocked out Indongo, who is seemingly yet to recover from the beating he took from the American.
Upon his return to Namibia, Indongo decided to ditch his long-time boxing promoter Nestor 'Sunshine' Tobias to join and American boxing promoter.
Indongo's career in America was, however, short-lived. He went down to rising American star, Regis Prograis, on 9 March in a World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight bout. Indongo was, however selected as Namibia's sportsman and top achiever of the year at the 2017 MTC/NSC Sports Awards.
“My advice to fellow athletes is for them to remain humble and focus on improving their careers at all times.
“You must always remember where you come from and to give back to the community and that is my plan,” Indongo said.
If he succeeds in establishing a boxing promotion company, he will rival his former promoter, as well as Harry Simon, Kiriata Kamanya and many others operating stables in the country.
The fighter said he will be opening a boxing stable to give back to the community and develop upcoming boxers.
“I have plans to open a boxing promotion stable, in order to help boxer's secure top fights around the world. I do believe that this is something that can contribute towards the development of sport in the country,” Indongo said.
The 35-year-old became a world sensation when he knocked out Russian boxer Eduard Troyanovsky in 40 seconds to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organisation (IBO) super lightweight world titles in 2016.
Indongo then put his two titles on the line against World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight champion, Ricky Burns, from Scotland.
He outclassed Burns in Scotland to become the first Namibian to hold three world titles at the same time in April 2017.
Indongo and his promoters then went on the hunt for the World Boxing Federation (WBF) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) titles, held by American Terrence Crawford.
Crawford and Indongo's camp agreed to a mega unification fight, which saw both boxers putting their titles on the line.
On 19 August 2017, the two met in Las Vegas in the United States and delivered the clash the world was waiting for.
It took only a few minutes for Crawford to snatch away the titles from the Namibian, as he knocked out Indongo, who is seemingly yet to recover from the beating he took from the American.
Upon his return to Namibia, Indongo decided to ditch his long-time boxing promoter Nestor 'Sunshine' Tobias to join and American boxing promoter.
Indongo's career in America was, however, short-lived. He went down to rising American star, Regis Prograis, on 9 March in a World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight bout. Indongo was, however selected as Namibia's sportsman and top achiever of the year at the 2017 MTC/NSC Sports Awards.
“My advice to fellow athletes is for them to remain humble and focus on improving their careers at all times.
“You must always remember where you come from and to give back to the community and that is my plan,” Indongo said.
If he succeeds in establishing a boxing promotion company, he will rival his former promoter, as well as Harry Simon, Kiriata Kamanya and many others operating stables in the country.